This Is Your Land
1989 single by Simple Minds
"This Is Your Land" | ||||
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Single by Simple Minds | ||||
from the album Street Fighting Years | ||||
B-side |
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Released | 10 April 1989 (1989-04-10) | |||
Genre | Pop, rock, electronic | |||
Length | 6:18 | |||
Label | Virgin | |||
Songwriter(s) | Jim Kerr, Charlie Burchill and Mick MacNeil | |||
Producer(s) | Trevor Horn Stephen Lipson | |||
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"This Is Your Land" is a song by Scottish rock band Simple Minds from their album Street Fighting Years, released as the second single on 10 April 1989. The song features Lou Reed as guest vocalist. The single reached #13 on the UK singles chart.[1] The music video was shot in Spain.
The song was praised by David Sinclair of Q magazine as part of a five-star album review given to Street Fighting Years. Sinclair wrote: "The utterly beguiling melody of 'This Is Your Land', featuring a deadpan Lou Reed, cloaks a stinging rebuke on the issue of the environment while gently leading the listener up towards the panoramic splendour of the instrumental coda."[2]
Track listings
- 7" Single
- "This Is Your Land" - 6:22
- "Saturday Girl" - 6:09
- 12", Cassette & CD Singles
- This Is Your Land" - 6:22
- Saturday Girl" - 6:09
- "Year Of The Dragon" - 3:06
Charts
Weekly charts
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References
- ^ "The Official Charts Company - Simple Minds - This Is Your Land". Official Charts. Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Simple Minds 'Street Fighting Years' Reviews & Articles". Archived from the original on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2014-02-28.
- ^ "Simple Minds – This Is Your Land". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Simple Minds – This Is Your Land" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - June 26, 1989" (PDF).
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". Retrieved 24 July 2009.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 19, 1989" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Simple Minds – This Is Your Land" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Simple Minds – This Is Your Land". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Simple Minds – This Is Your Land". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Simple Minds – This Is Your Land". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Simple Minds: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Simple Minds Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Simple Minds Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Simple Minds – This Is Your Land" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1989". Ultratop. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 1989". Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 1989". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
External links
- Simple Minds - "This Is Your Land" at Discogs
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